Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, and Victiv 8/29/15 Happy weekend, everyone! Well, it's a massive day of games today. Like we often do on multi-slate days, we'll give 1 play per position for the early slate, and 2-3 for the late slate depending on who's jumping off the page. If you want projections for every single player going today? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings, Victiv, and Yahoo.   Pitchers Corey Kluber - FD 11700 DK 12900 Victiv Opponent- LAA (Richards) R Park- @Cle All the big name pitchers today have a fairly tough match-up today, but the one I like best is Corey Kluber. Lester's got the Dodgers, who have the fourth best wOBA in the majors against LHP. Lance Lynn's got the Giants, who rank 6th in wOBA against righties. So, there's Kluber. Perennially underrated by casual fans, Kluber's ~2.70 xFIP over the last two seasons is phenomenal, and his 2.92 number for this year ranks 9th in the majors. He's a true ace, whatever his ERA suggests. And then there's the Angels. Did you know that, even including Mike Trout's ridiculous year, the Angels are 20th in the majors in wOBA against right handed pitching? That's just terrible. It also means the Angels are more reliant on Trout for scoring runs than you might realize - they can put up some bad games when his hits find gloves. I don't think there's a ton of upside here, but I'll play him in all my 50/50s. Jordan Zimmermann - FD 8700 DK 9500 Victiv Opponent- Mia (Koehler) R Park- @Was The boring, cheap answer if you don't think Kluber quite justifies the price tonight. Zimmermann's a tick above league average, but he plies his trade in a way that's not exactly exciting for fantasy purposes. He's got great control, below average put-away stuff, and really gets by on his consistency. But hey, if you're in a 50/50, consistency probably sounds pretty good! He'll also be facing the team against whom it's easiest to be consistent. The Marlins are dead last in the league in wOBA this season, and that number is buoyed by the 3 months they got out of Stanton. I'm not sure there's incredible upside here, but there actually might be if he just goes deep and gets the W against Koehler and the Marlins. Jeff Samardzija - FD 8600 DK 8300 Victiv Opponent- Sea (Iwakuma) R Park- @Cws If you want to take a shot on a little off-beat upside, I find Samardzija pretty intriguing....

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv 8/28/15 Happy Friday! And if everything went according to plan, you are seeing these picks on our brand new site. We're pumped to have it out and look forward to continue bettering our products and offerings. We want to take a quick second to all of you out there who've been reading us for the last couple years (or if you just came on today). Readers are what make these changes possible. If you see anything that needs checking, let us know. Let's get on with the picks. If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv. Pitchers Max Scherzer - FD 11500 DK 12500 Victiv Opponent- Mia (Conley) L Park- @Was There are some big time studs going on this Friday slate and I don't think you'll be able to fade all of them. The ways things are lining up, I suspect you see some monster pitching performances. The best bang for your ace buck is in Scherzer who's put together one heck of a first season in Washington. He was skipped last start in a rotation shuffle, but Scherzer has lit up the peripherals this season striking out more than 10.5 batters per nine, walking less than 1.5 per nine and sporting a 2.97 xFIP. He's an ace's ace and faces a Marlins' squad that ranks dead last in the league against righty pitching this season. They are a light hitting bunch up and down the lineup and Max's a heavy favorite for the win. That he comes at a nice discount as compared to Kershaw makes him the clear play for me today. Clayton Kershaw - FD 13000 DK 14400 Victiv Opponent- Chc (Hammel) R Park- @Lad That being said, I'd be remiss by leaving Clayton off the picks all together. The only thing keeping him below Scherzer is the price because everything else Kershaw does is of course elite. He has a league best 2.12 xFIP, strikes out more than 11 batters per nine and refuses to walk dudes. That profile works for some upside even at these prices against the Cubs who strike out close to 25% of the time against lefties. They can hit, but the strikeout upside for Kershaw today is through the roof. Again, only the high tag and the existence of Scherzer keeps Kershaw from being the top play. Francisco Liriano - FD 9500 DK 10000 Victiv Opponent- Col (Gray) R Park- @Pit If you want to save just a...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, Yahoo and Victiv 8/27/15 Editor's Note: Contributor Justin Koenig is back again to give you the 411 (slang for information) on Thursday's double slate. Heed what he's saying people.  If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings, Victiv and Yahoo. We've got both an early slate and a late slate today, or as I like to call it the Dodgers and the non-Dodgers slate. But more on that in a little bit. We've been on a roll the past couple of days and I don't see any reason for it to slow down now. Time to keep it rolling with Thursday's plays. Pitchers Early Slate Madison Bumgarner - FD 12600 Bumgarner has been pretty hot as of late, and I don’t see any reason to stop rolling with him. Other than his last start against a Pittsburg team that is one of the best against lefties, Bumgarner has gone for 27, 24, and 19 on Fanduel. Now he gets a great matchup in the Chicago Cubs, who strike out more than any team in the majors against southpaw pitching. I know the Cubs have been hot as of late, but I’m looking for Bumgarner to cool them off and keep his own hot streak alive. Also consider Zack Greinke. I don’t like him as much as Bumgarner, but the pitching for the early slate is pretty abysmal other than these two. Greinke provides a little more salary relief, but doesn’t have as much upside. Late Slate Gerrit Cole - FD 10000 DK 12900 Victiv Opponent- Mia (Nicolino) L Park- @Mia Probably the safest option on the late slate comes in the form of Gerrit Cole. His salary isn’t high enough to really hurt you, and he’s got a great matchup against a Marlins team that ranks dead last in both OPS and wOBA against right-handed pitching this year. Not to mention they strikeout nearly 20% of the time against righties. The game is also in Miami, which is one of the best pitchers park the big leagues have to offer. I like Cole in all formats, but particularly in the cash games where you’ll need a solid pitching performance. Carlos Rodon - FD 8300 DK 9800 Victiv Opponent- Sea (Elias) L Park- @Cws Your cheaper, high upside tournament play for the evening comes in the form of Carlos Rodon. He’s either been really, really good this season, or really, really bad so I can’t say for certain which guy is going to...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv 8/26/15 There were some huge offensive outbursts yesterday, and we were one a bunch of them for sure. Let's get right back at it with Wednesday's plays. If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv. Pitchers There are some really great arms going on this slate, but none is standing heads and tails above the rest. I wish Scherzer was going here instead of getting pushed back and then things would be easy. But alas, we're stuck with what we have. There are four top end pitchers going today. I think each of them is overpriced in their own regard. But it will be awfully tough to fade all four, so here goes. Chris Sale - FD 12500 DK 13000 Victiv Opponent- Bos (Porcello) R Park- @Cws In terms of raw points, he's your guy. He's been other-worldly all seasons and the last two games has struck out 14 and 15 batters respectively. It's doesn't get much better than that. And for this kind of production you are going to need to pay in a big way. The good news is there are plenty of cheaper bats on this slate so fitting his salary isn't a total disaster. It's just that at these prices he has almost no room for error. He's facing a Red Sox team that's well above average against lefty pitching this season in one of the best hitter's parks in baseball. Of course, Sale is the kind of pitcher you can throw some of this stuff out with, but it's worth mentioning. He's a heavy favorite for the win and for the AL Cy Young Award. But there is a little buyer beware here. Chris Archer - FD 11800 DK 12800 Victiv Opponent- Min (Duffey) R Park- @TB He's coming off a complete games shut out against the K happy Astros. And now he has another nice matchup against the Twins who rank in the bottom third of the league against righties this season. Archer's put up a monster season in his own right, striking out 11 batters per nine and rocking an elite 2.67 xFIP. The AL is full of ridiculous pitching performances this season and Archer's one of them. For around the same price point, I'll still take Sale by a hair, but Archer is in a fantastic spot as well. Justin Verlander - FD 8000 DK 8200 Victiv Opponent- LAA (Santiago) L Park- @Det Been writing for his last few starts,...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv 8/25/15 Big old Tuesday slate rocking today with some quality arms and plenty of value in the bats. Let's not waste any time with my typically hilarious and high level banter. On to the picks. If you want the rest? Go ahead and get access to the exclusive projection system that produces these picks. Sign up now and get a free 3 day trial to our lineup construction tool for FanDuel, DraftKings and Victiv. Pitchers It's an interesting day for pitching. There are some mid-tier and even very cheap guys who could well outperform their price. Stephen Strasburg - FD 10000 DK 10000 Victiv Opponent- SD (Shields) R Park- @Was James Shields - FD 8900 DK 8900 Victiv Opponent- Was (Strasburg) R Park- @Was So these guys are facing each other meaning I wouldn't necessarily advise playing them together on a site like DraftKings. But both are coming right next to each other in terms of points per dollar through our system. Shields has underperformed his contract for sure, but remains an above average pitcher who's been bitten by the long ball this season. The Nats are a middle of the pack team against righties and are prone to striking out. Shields is K-ing close to ten batters per nine though he struggles to stay in games late because of the walk rate. Mostly a price play for me here. As is Strasburg who for all his early season tilt-inducing performances, has come back and pitched decently over the last three games. Even his full-season stats don't look too bad with a strikeout an inning and a low 3's xFIP. The strand rate kills him as when he gets guys on base and pitches out of the stretch it all starts to fall apart. The Padres rank among the bottom third of the league against righty pitching. I'm definitely a fan of Stras's DK price as he makes it easy to get some bigger bats into the mix. Look, both of these guys have blow up tendencies, but mixing them into games has some upside. Noah Syndergaard - FD 10800 DK 10900 Victiv Opponent- Phi (Williams) R Park- @Phi If you got DeGrom'ed last night, count yourself in the majority of cash game players. He was a disaster for sure, getting rocked early by the Phils putting up negative points when it was all said and done. Nevertheless, we trudge on and I think Syndergaard is in play against Philly today. Thor has outstanding peripherals, striking out close to ten batters per nine and walking only two. The 3.13 xFIP has him among the better pitchers in the game....